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Gary Hart, the Democratic front runner, declares, "For all practical purposes, we have entered the post-Reagan years." But he knows that the Democrats "won't win by default, or because of some historic trend or tide. We must offer some concrete alternatives to the laissez-faire philosophy of this Administration and to its militaristic foreign policy." Most of the Democratic candidates are cautious about criticizing "militarism," for fear of being tagged antidefense, and even more cautious about advancing big- spender ideas; the national deficit is already ruinous. Hart talks about a "more important role for Government, not necessarily...
While not saying when Brazil might resume payments, Sarney expressed willingness to negotiate an interest formula that his country could meet without risking "recession and social crisis." He never used the word default and insisted his aim was not confrontation: "Brazil does not wish to be an autarkic economy outside the world community...
After receiving a first-round bye, Harvard's Pandole knocked off George Lemon, 3-0, in the second round and then won by default in the round...
Edge then won by default over Sharon Shawaze and in the next round defeated Debbie Hodez, 3-2, semifinals. There, she disposed of Karen Celso...
...seventh book in the series offers its share of insights and delights. John Barth claims that he became a writer by "passionate default." Edna O'Brien espouses chastity "except when one can no longer resist the temptation." Philip Roth, asked for the umpteenth time to compare himself to his "vividly transforming heroes," replies, "I am like somebody who is trying vividly to transform himself out of himself and into his vividly transforming heroes. I am very much like somebody who spends all day writing." Occasionally the interviewer gets the last word. When Malcolm Cowley attributes the phrase "a lost generation...